Tootfinder

The plums outside my office are ripe.

So many mistake cynicism for maturity.

Some people prepare reasonable amounts of pasta. I have never been some people.

Step 1: Meet someone named Blaise.
Step 2: Automatically transpose their name in your head to Pascal, because, you know.
Step 3: Spend the rest of your acquaintance struggling not to call them by somebody else's name.

Fear and Openness
- a #poem -
https://muz4now.com/2014/fear-and-openness-poem/

Fear and Openness
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Kid1 is at fantasy role-playing camp this week. He basically has a full-time job playing DnD. I might be jealous.
#TTRPG #DND

Pools and public libraries make summer in the city not only bearable but a joy.

Juneteenth - what you and I need to know https://muz4now.com/2023/juneteenth-what-you-and-i-need-to-know/

Juneteenth - what you and I need to know
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

In a finding that will surely rock (eheh) the scientific community, I can now confirm that an electric guitar, even a good one, strung and mostly ignored in its case for a couple of decades will fail to remain in tune like it did when seeing more active use.

Anyone out their interested in Indigenous history in North America should check out Michael Leroy Oberg's rolling list of new publications. He updates it several times a year and covers a lot of ground.
https://michaelleroyoberg.com/new-publications/

New Publications – Native America: A History

Lawyers Just Discovered Something About Meta's AI That Could Cost Zuckerberg Untold Billions of Dollars https://futurism.com/lawyer-zuckerberg-ai?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_content=topic/artificial…

Lawyers Just Discovered Something About Meta's AI That Could Cost Zuckerberg Untold Billions of Dollars
A legal expert found that Meta's AI is able to spit out entire portions of books verbatim — and if he's right, Meta is in huge trouble.

Happy Fourth of July. A fine new recording that's worth a listen today.
Ben Folds with the National Symphony Orchestra, "But Wait, There's More" (live, 2024)
Wait, there's more.
Don't think we can take too much more.
Pray that there's a bottom somewhere in sight.
Brothers and sisters hold tight.
https://

Major Film Studios File Copyright Suit Against Midjourney - The Illusion of More https://illusionofmore.com/major-film-studios-file-copyright-suit-against-midjourney/

Major Film Studios File Copyright Suit Against Midjourney - The Illusion of More
Disney and Universal file the first copyright infringement suit by major studios against an AI developer in Disney et. al v. Midjourney.

These #MusicVideos are only on PeerTube: “How to Rise and Keep Rising” #folksong preview
https://

Healing Melodies
#HealingMusic #NowPlaying
https://muz4now.com/2024/healing-melod

Healing Melodies #NowPlaying
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

musicians and day jobs https://muz4now.com/2011/musicians-and-day-jobs/

musicians and day jobs
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

"Early" is the second preview track for the upcoming album of folk songs by Stan Stewart. Check out the song and the music video.
#FolkSong #NewMusic #MusicVideo

Is it too "early" to tell? Another album preview.
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

“It doesn’t get anywhere close to The Dark Side Of The Moon, but a few years ago it had clocked up 12 million sales. That’s pretty big!”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on the band’s classic album — with the “bloody awful” cover https://flip.it/qgpOgk?utm_source=dlvr.it&am…

“It doesn’t get anywhere close to The Dark Side Of The Moon, but a few years ago it had clocked up 12 million sales. That’s pretty big!”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on the band’s classic album — with the “bloody awful” cover
And no - it's not a concept album!

circle singing and being open-hearted
#singing #BeBetter
https://muz4now.com/2009/circle-singin…

circle singing and being open-hearted
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

When Bees Were Bees – an improvised poem
https://muz4now.com/web-stories/when-bees-were-bees-an-improvised-poem/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=muz4now/magazine/Muz4Now W…

When Bees Were Bees - an improvised poem
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

For Those In Need Of Love Today #NowPlaying https://muz4now.com/2023/for-those-in-need-of-love-today-nowplaying/

For Those In Need Of Love Today #NowPlaying
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Arturia Intros Mix Drums ‘Transformative Drum Processor’ https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/13/arturia-intros-mix-dru…

Arturia Intros Mix Drums ‘Transformative Drum Processor’
Arturia let us know that they’ve introduced Mix Drums, a new audio effect that’s designed to “deliver present, impactful drums without the complexity.”

Shade and Sunlight #PianoImprov #NowPlaying https://muz4now.com/2020/shade-and-sun

Shade and Sunlight #PianoImprov #NowPlaying
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Mirlo offers another perspective on Bandcamp playlists #Copyright

Mirlo
Buy and sell music directly from musicians.

creatives and the experience of experience
#creativity
https://muz4now.com/2011/creatives-and-the-experience-of-experience/

creatives and the experience of experience
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Coming tomorrow: a new song (preview from my upcoming folksong album) and song video
#MusicVideo
Watch for it on https://muz4now.com/?utm_source=dl…

Stan Stewart - aka @muz4now - the muse is present
Stan Stewart is a poet, musician, and human being who enjoys connecting with people and nature. Since his focus is on improvisational music, the inspiration he gets from these connections is often the source of his music.

"Get Phat"
#funk #phat #HammondB3 #HammondOrgan